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Quote from Cache Landing:

You said you were scaling in. Did you get in completely?

No choice... left the screen due to family arriving here and came back 700-away from the barrier. It will cover the exotic-debit, but at huge upside risk. I will have a hair-trigger on this one.
 
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Paid 9.00 on 200 June SPX 1250cp1290c r/r; damn, reversal wasn't expected to reach this magnitude.

1250 - 1290 vanilla strangle ? If those strike would of be available for Weeklies , would you consider to hedge exotic with them ?
 
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1250 - 1290 vanilla strangle ? If those strike would of be available for Weeklies , would you consider to hedge exotic with them ?

Same bear risk-reversal I bought at 3.00 earlier. My double barrier will be null tomorrow, but I have the r/r worth 18.00 based upon futures discount to cash and gamma-gains. I will cover the entire 210 R/Rs tomorrow.
 
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Same bear risk-reversal I bought at 3.00 earlier. My double barrier will be null tomorrow, but I have the r/r worth 18.00 based upon futures discount to cash and gamma-gains. I will cover the entire 210 R/Rs tomorrow.

why null ? Still 7 point above...
 
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Futures are 900 below cash -- implies a 1245 SPX open.

sorry to hear it for you , B. I had a bad feeling when you bought back with the loss your long 1950 barrier , but what do I know about market direction
 
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sorry to hear it for you , B. I had a bad feeling when you bought back with the loss your long 1950 barrier , but what do I know about market direction

No worries. Risk rev are up 260k into the barrier, basis 124900 futures, last print. Gain approx $20k per handle if we trade South of 124900 on June ES.
 
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Paid 9.00 on 200 June SPX 1250p/1290c r/r; damn, reversal wasn't expected to reach this magnitude.

Can't stomach the overnight risk knowing the double barrier is virtually certain of being touched. If the market reverses higher I'll see a huge gain on the exotic and reversal ... provided we do not see 1249.00 basis cash.

Bought 400 June ES at an average of 1248.50. This will allow for a b/e on the exotic and hedges. The position has no risk -- remains long gamma and vegas.
 
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Can't stomach the overnight risk knowing the double barrier has a huge prob. of being touched.

Bought 400 June ES at an average of 1248.50. No risk to risk-reversals. This will alow for a b/e on the exotic and hedges.

I think your the one that just pushed them up!
 
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